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subchorionic bleed

Gmt2316 wrote:

So I had some light pink spotting starting Monday and went for an u/s Tuesday and got to see our baby moving all around and strong heartbeat and big brain! Later that night I had some bleeding that was brown and spots of red. Needless to say I was freaking out!

Turns out I have a subchorionic hemorage and I guess it's ok. I am trying not to freak, I have been very good this pregnancy, but I am scared out of my mind but bc I know how bad it is but I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared! Is anyone going through or been through this?

I know the baby is safe as long as it doesn't grow but my doctor is horrible and didn't even call me I spoke to the nurse! I just would love any personal stories I haven't read online! Thanks guys,

@Gmt2316 My girlfriend had that at 8wks! She had light bleeding for a few days, took it easy and now is doing great at 13 wks! I too had some spotting last weekend and my midwife friend said it could just be that. But from what she says just take it easy and it's not usually a problem.

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Asha1979

@Gmt2316 Hi. I am 7 weeks today and found via u/s 2 days ago that I have a small subchorionic hemmorage. the baby is great and we have a heart beat. I do have lower back pain and cramping (not bad just slight) but I have had that right from day 1 so its normal for me. I am not bleeding externally at this point. My doctor is also HORRIBLE!!!! I had to research online to figure out that I should be taking it easy and no sex then I called my doctor and of course spoke to only the nurse. She said take it easy pelvic rest - elevate my pelvis with pillow under the butt. Lay down allot when home. No lifting or cleaning. She also confirmed no sex. My next u/s will be around 9-2-10 with first drs appt 9-9. I think you will be fine they say it is pretty normal and normally clears itself up but with having a bad dr we got to take things in our own hands and research. I was working 16 hour shifts on my feet the whole time doing moderate to heavy lifting and they didnt act like that was a problem at all until I called them out on what I found online - it really upsets me!! Just take it easy rest as much as possible. Sit allot. Elevate your pelvis and no sex :-((( I will let you know how I make out on my sono on the 2nd.

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brienis

@Gmt2316 I don't want to scare you but I also had the same thing started at 6 weeks 4 days had a huge gush of blood but baby was fine had a strong heartbeat. Had another gush at 7 weeks 3 days and still baby was ok. Went to the dr the following Monday which I should had been 7 weeks 6 days baby only measured 7 weeks 4 days and there was no heartbeat. The baby didn't make it. So I'm currently scheduled for a d&c. I pray you all have a much different outcome.

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3ofakind2011

@Gmt2316 I am also experiencing the same thing! I am so glad for your post so I know I am not the only one!

I actually had a extremely severe bleed at just over 5 weeks. The cramping was so bad that I threw up (which is so not like me!). I was absolutely postitive I was miscarrying and had planed to go to my Dr. in the morning for his confirmation of this. My husband insisted that I go to the ER that night so that I could get some finalization. In the ER, I had an ultrasound where the ER doc confirmed that I was likely miscarrying. I was actually hoping for a D&C that night just to get it over with. Since I had experienced a miscarriage between my two daughters this wasnt new to me!

The next morning I went to my OBGYN and he also did an ultrasound. He said that yes, it was very likely it was going to end in a miscarriage, but wanted to track my hormone level for confirmation. The hemotoma was about 12-15x the size of the sac. I was surprised when I learned that my hormones did the approriate doubling when I had another blood test less that 2 days later. My OBGYN said that it was likely that my body just hadnt caught up to what was going on yet and that it would still likely end in a miscarriage. That night, I had another severe bleeding episode, which I was 100% posititve was the end of my pregnancy. This occured on a Friday night, which was the beginning of a vacation my husband and I had planned with friends. Since I was positive I lost the baby, I just carried on I liked for the next 4 days and partied with my friends. Yes, this did include some heavy drinking!

I went into get yet another ultrasound from my doc when I returned to confirm the preganacy wasnt viable. Imagine my surprise when he found a heartbeat! Not only that, but the hemotoma was dramaticlly smaller, reduced to about the same size as the sac.

After another ultrasound this past week at 7.5 weeks, the Dr. is pretty optimistic that everything will be OK since it hasnt increased in size, but is continuing to monitor the hemotoma on a weekly basis until it shrinks further.

His treatment is for me to be on "pelvic rest" which includes the following: no lifting over 10 lbs (which in NOT easy with a 3 & 5 year old!), no exercise, no sex, avoid stairs where possible.

I wish you ladies the best, I'm here with ya and know how scary our situation is!!

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Gmt2316

@brienis I am completely freaked out after reading brienis post! I am sorry for your lose. I thought it wasn't fatal to he baby from what I read but now I'm pretty scared after three loses I cannot accept losing another! I will myself Lose it!! I'm glad it is working out for everyone else.

I have severe backpain and it hurts to even stand which I do for a living being a hairdresser.

Idk anymore!

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Defurdebur

@Gmt2316 I had one too. Not a big deal as far as what my doc said. She said that sometimes when the placenta is attaching to the uterus a bit of blood can show up. They actually told me to expect some bleeding at some point. Nothing yet but I am sure it will catch me off guard. If your doc told you not to worry I wouldn't:)

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Gmt2316

@Defurdebur My doctor hasn't told me anything! I haven't even talked to her, a nurse called me that doesn't even know me and gave me the quick rundown of what it is. That's why I'm nervous! I know it should go away in you own but Luke that other girl said she is miscarrying bc of it. Now I'm freaked out. I am not stressing bc I know what that does to baby but I would be lying if I didn't say my heart skips a beat everytime I wipe and here is. Bunch of blood. I know statistics are it's fine but I don't have good luck when it comes to baby making so that's why.

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Gmt2316

@brienis Brienis can you tell me more about ur miscarriage. What was the heartbeat when u went back was it low, did the baby measure where it was supposed to was the clot big and it took over baby? Did the placenta rupture? Can you give me more besides you had the hemorage, baby was healthy and then lost the baby. Sorry to be so pushy but I'm completely freaked out by this. I truly sympathize for ur lose.

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SwtSouth_T

I had a similar experience as Brienis back in March. I twice had the gushes of blood, w/ menstrual like cramps and backaches. The occurred w/in the same week. At that point, I didn't even know I was pregnant. I was not having symptoms of preg, & I thought these gushes were my period doing some crazy stuff since it was due anyway. A few days later I did find out I was preg, by then I was around 6 wks. Over the next 1-2 weeks, I had the episode happen twice more. Called Dr both times, 2nd time they did an US. That is when they found the hemorrhage. By this time, should of been 8 wks. But the Measurements & low HB was not adding up. My Dr told me then (who I think is a great doc) that he was not as worried about the hemorrhage as the fact that the measurements & HB didn't look good. They did HCG over the next 2 days, which were not increasing. I did eventually MC. But he thought it was more of a chromosomal abnormality than the hemorrhage. I did a bit of research during that time to see that some women have that, & have no problem. And even though my story didn't end good, just wanted you to know that my doc had said that sometimes the Sub.hem can just bleed out & disappear or be reabsorbed. I think that the MC just was gonna happen. So, I do wish u the best of luck. I don't know if Brienis MC was caused by the hemorrhage or if it was another reason. I know you r nervous, but just wanted to let u know my experience & what my Dr had explained to me. Hope this helps a little :)

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Gmt2316

@SwtSouth_T Thank you sooooo much for clarifying the entire experience!! I can relate to that experience with my previous three miscarriages. I thank you sooo much for sharing your story!! How is your pregnancy this time? Was that your only mc? I am sorry you had to go through that pain! I am just nervous that this may be the cause of all of my mc before. That is why I am scared about the hemorage.

Thank you so much! My family is ready to trade me in...Its good its bad its good its bad its good its bad! They are like omg we are going to have a rocky 9 months arent we!! hehe I know they are joking but it is like come on! For once I want to relax in this pregnancy! I think I will be ok just another hurdle! Thanks for the prayers that I will definately take!!

xoxo Gina

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SwtSouth_T

@Gmt2316 Good news is I'm pregnant again, right @ 8 wks. Had US last week & my little one measured perfectly & had a great HB, & no subchor. hemorrhage. That was my first MC, except for a chemical preg that was years ago.Bless your heart, I could not imagine 3! I know I'm still nervous from my 1! Hoping & praying all goes well for you!

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brienis

@Gmt2316 I'm sorry I didn't see your responses till now. But when I posted this, I was told my baby died. But I had another ultrasound today and baby is great. Only concern now is the fact my dr gave me medicine on Monday to miscarry which didn't happen. The bleed behind the placenta is still there but seems to have gotten a tad bit smaller.

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emiller83

@Gmt2316 I was told I had 2 subchorionic heomatomas around week 6. I had gone to the emergency room b/c I thought I was having a miscarriage - lots of bleeding, cramping, and back pain. However, the dr. told me that things should be fine and now I'm 8 1/2 weeks. The bleeding stopped after a couple of days, but I do notice that if I'm running around a lot, then I do have a little light dark brown bleeding. I try to rest as much as possible, but I'm a teacher and we just finished up our first full week of school.

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Gmt2316

So I just got back from dr and had another u/s baby doing good it grew since Tuesday so I guess that's good. Saw spinal cord and umbilical cord and hb of 157 .

But what also grew was my hemmorage. Now I'm nervous! I don't know what to think. Still she said chances of mc 1% so I should be optimistic but it's hard when it's growing!

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cookwags

Hi, I am eight weeks and 3 days today, and have had a normal healthy pregnancy so far. On Tuesday night I noticed the smallest amount of bright red blood on my TP (barely a drop) and since I had cramps and felt horrible all day, we went straight to emerg. They did an ultrasound yesterday morning that showed a healthy baby, with a heartbeat (heartrate 168), but also revealed a cyst on my left ovary and a small (1.5 x 1.3 x 0.8cm) subchorionic hemmorage to the left of the amniotic sac. The emerg doctor said my hormones were good and the results of the ultrasound were good, and that the bleed is small so there is not that much to worry about. He gave me a copy of my report to take to my GP & OB and said that they would probably be monitoring me a little closer now. I have an appointment on Wed next week with my GP to go over it, and I am going to ask about getting another scan to see if the bleed has improved. From what I have read, many women with this complication get put on bed rest until it improves, and that all women are put on pelvic rest, which means reduced activity, no heavy lifting (>10lbs) and no sex.

I understand your panic, cause I am very freaked out too, but I haven't had any further bleeding, so I am staying positive.

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Gmt2316

@cookwags My hemorage is 3 cm. Now I'm really freaked out bc everyone else is in the 1's. I am going to a high risk specialist now with everything going on plus baby is only measuring 7 weeks 6 days I'm supposed to be 8 wkd 2 days, and from my original due date I am supposed to be 8 weeks 5 days! They said not to worry since heartbeat is good 157 but I am worried. Plus I have had three mc so I will be glad to go to high risk! Xoxo Gina

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olliesbear

@Gmt2316 Hey there! I took recently was diagnosed with having it as well with the exact symptoms as you. I had the ultrasound and the MW called back to tell me the conclusion and that it was nothing to worry about =) and that it would either slowly drain or re-absorb into my body. She also said it's my blood, not the baby's. So I've been much more relaxed and positive. Everything is going great thus far. I had the subchorionic bleed start at 6 wk 3 days and am now 8 wks 3 days. Try to stay relaxed and positive! Hope you continue to have a H&H 9 months!

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